Blackwater

Blackwater is a small city in east Texas, located along the Gulf of Mexico. It was one of the most modern cities of the American West at the end of the 19th century, as it included modern theatres, automobiles, a uniformed police force with organized ranks, allowed a level of diversity in business owners,  and boasted unusual wealth for a frontier town. Founded by Josiah Blackwater, the city had cobbled streets and gas lamps, and it had a diverse population and varied neighborhoods. In 1899, the infamous Blackwater massacre occurred in the town when the Van der Linde Gang attempted to rob a riverboat, and the town's surroundings were scoured by the Pinkertons in the months afterward.